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A FAMILY devastated by the death of a four-year-old boy believe swine flu may have contributed to his death.
Little Mikey Connors from Coolnacon, Clonroche, Co Wexford, lost his battle for life after he had been transferred to Temple Street Hospital in Dublin.
He had been brought there from Wexford General Hospital last Thursday night after his condition worsened and he died following a seizure on Friday.
Last night, his heartbroken uncle said that while the results of a post-mortem were not yet available, the family believed Mikey may have died after contracting the swine flu virus. The son of Paddy and Kitty Connors, he had one brother, Johnny, who is just 17 months old.
"Mikey was a lovely little chap," said his uncle Larry Connors. "He loved horses and watching cartoons on TV. The family is devastated, as well as the whole village of Clonroche. At his funeral, the whole village came to a standstill," he said.
"We think it was a flu that killed him, possibly swine flu," he added.
Mr Connors explained how little Mikey had been in great health until last week, but had an underlying condition from when he was an infant that would have made him vulnerable to swine flu.
http://www.independent.ie/national-...believe-swine-flu-killed-mikey-4-2495856.html
Little Mikey Connors from Coolnacon, Clonroche, Co Wexford, lost his battle for life after he had been transferred to Temple Street Hospital in Dublin.
He had been brought there from Wexford General Hospital last Thursday night after his condition worsened and he died following a seizure on Friday.
Last night, his heartbroken uncle said that while the results of a post-mortem were not yet available, the family believed Mikey may have died after contracting the swine flu virus. The son of Paddy and Kitty Connors, he had one brother, Johnny, who is just 17 months old.
"Mikey was a lovely little chap," said his uncle Larry Connors. "He loved horses and watching cartoons on TV. The family is devastated, as well as the whole village of Clonroche. At his funeral, the whole village came to a standstill," he said.
"We think it was a flu that killed him, possibly swine flu," he added.
Mr Connors explained how little Mikey had been in great health until last week, but had an underlying condition from when he was an infant that would have made him vulnerable to swine flu.
http://www.independent.ie/national-...believe-swine-flu-killed-mikey-4-2495856.html